Palettes / Colors / #CDC8DD

#CDC8DD — Pale Dusty Blue

#CDC8DD is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CDC8DD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CDC8DD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D9DEC9; it also sits naturally between #C9CFDE and #D9C9DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 78% · Blue 87%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CDC8DD

.text { color: #CDC8DD; }
.background { background-color: #CDC8DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC8DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 200, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 24%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC8DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 200, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC8DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 200, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC8DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC8DD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9DEC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDC8DD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDC8DD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CDC8DD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDC8DD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC8DD?

#CDC8DD is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 200, 221). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC8DD?

#CDC8DD is RGB 205, 200, 221 — HSL 254°, 24%, 83% — CMYK 7%, 10%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CDC8DD?

Its complement is #D9DEC9; analogous partners are #C9CFDE and #D9C9DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC8DD for text?

Black text on #CDC8DD has a contrast ratio of 12.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.